Bases of infrastructure of innovations’ development

Introduction. The innovation support infrastructure is a complex institutional system, the elements within which are in a complex matrix interaction scheme. These elements, in turn, form lower-level institutional systems. Thus, the innovation support infrastructure can be schematically described according to the principle of “nesting dolls”, the upper “layer” of which is represented by the scientific development of the innovation, and the very last “level” corresponds to the appearance of a commercial product and/or service. Methods. The article used the analysis of concepts, statistical analysis, and the case-study method. Results. Taking into account macroeconomic aspects, a transit strategy of a new type of economy is justified, including the staged nature of modernization changes in the technological, organizational and economic directions. Conclusions. It is a comprehensive program to eliminate key Russian pain points (structural-economic, market-institutional, social, infrastructural, etc.) that is the main factor in the transition to an innovative economy.